**Review** Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

EED 201 Foundations of Academic Practice in English

This course introduces students to expert strategies in reading, writing, researching, and presenting within English Language Arts teaching. Emphasis is placed on research-based approaches to comprehension, analysis, and rhetorical engagement, alongside the development of disciplinary knowledge and expectations. Students will apply these strategies to their own academic work, learn to communicate them effectively to others, and practice transferring them to varied teaching and learning contexts.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Program Restrictions

Include English Sec Ed:CLD-BA; English Sec Ed:Eng Lang Lit-BA; English Sec Ed:SPED-BA

EED 308 Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts: Learners and the Learning Environment

Addresses methods for approaching teaching and learning in English/Language Arts classrooms with a focus on learner-centered pedagogies. (Offered spring semester only)
3

Prerequisites

ENG 225 with a minimum grade of D-

Corequisites

STEP 161

EED 318 Pedagogy and Practices in Social Emotional Learning

Examines theories, current research on, and practical applications for embedding social and emotional learning competencies into discipline-specific content and provides pedagogies to support diverse student needs in the secondary classroom.
3

Prerequisites

(GPA-3.0) and (EED 308 with a minimum grade of B- and STEP 161 with a minimum grade of S)

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Program Restrictions

Include English:Secondary-BA and English Sec Ed:CLD-BA and English Sec Ed:Eng Lang Lit-BA and English Sec Ed:SPED-BA

Class Restriction

Include Sophomore and Junior and Senior

EED 342 Methods and Materials for Teaching Language and Composition in the Elementary School

Content covers the writing process, writing-to-learn, and language and writing development at the elementary level.
3

EED 402 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts II: Enacting Pedagogy

Addresses the diverse nature of the 21st century classroom and evolving language and literacy pedagogies designed to meet the needs of contemporary learners.

4

Prerequisites

EED 441 with a minimum grade of B-

Corequisites

STEP 363

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

EED 441 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts I: Literacy Pedagogies

Explores the underlying principles, theories, and methods associated with the teaching of English language arts in the secondary classroom. 

3

Prerequisites

(EED 308 and EED 318 with a minimum grade of B-)

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: EED 441 and EED 541

Program Restrictions

Include English:Secondary-BA and English Sec Ed:CLD-BA and English Sec Ed:Eng Lang Lit-BA and English Sec Ed:SPED-BA